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Greenvale is a small town of 1,113 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 19 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $745k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,113people
$745kTypical home
$2,252/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,113
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,452 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $745k (≈$4,699/mo)
- Median rent $2,252/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to LGA airport
- 13 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- Right on the coast
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 171 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,420 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,791 bars within 25 mi
- 5,033 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 269 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Nassau County: R+4 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.